Pillow-holder.



e. A. ELLIOTT PILLOW HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 7 1914.

1 ,14:O,583. Patented May 25, 1915.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 25, 1915.

Application filed February 7, 1914. Serial No. 817,372.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GERTRUDE A. ELLIOTT, acitizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, in the county ofWayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Pillow-Holders, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a pillow holder, and the principal object ofthe invention is to provide a holder which can be conveniently connectedwith the body of the user, and which is so constructed that a pillow maybe held while the pillow case is being put upon the pillow.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the holder that theresiliency of the material from which the holder is formed will causethe arms of the holder to tightly grip the pillow.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the holder that whenin use the arms will extend from the body of the user at an outwardangle and thus hold the pillow in a convenient position.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the holder that theclamps of the holder which fit beneath the arms of the user will gripthe chest and prevent transverse movement of the holder while the pillowcase is being placed upon the pillow.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings whereinFigure 1 is a perspective view of the pillow holder; Fig. 2 is a planview of the pillow holder; Fig. 3 is an end view of the pillow holder.

This pillow holder is formed of three strips of resilient wiredesignated in general by the latters A, B, and C. The wire A which formsthe body portion of the holder is bent intermediate its length to formthe neck yoke 10 having arms extending there from which are bent uponthemselves to form clamps 11 extending at substantially right angles tothe body portion of the holder and are intended to clamp about the chestof the user and fit beneath the arms. After forming the clamps 11, thearms of the wire forming the body portion are bent to form thepillow-engaging arms 12 which have their end portions 13 bent inwardlyto prevent the arms from tearing the pillow or pillow case. The wires Band C are connected with the body portion A at the points 14 where thewire forming the body portion is bent to form the body-engaging clamps11 and are then carried across the inner end portions of the clamps 11as shown at 15. These wires are then coiled about the inner ends of thearms 12 as shown at 16 and are bent to extend in spaced relation to thearms 12 to form the outer pillow-engaging arms 17 which may have theirends bent inwardly as shown at 18 to prevent the pillow or pillow casefrom being torn. These arms 17 may extend parallel to the arms 12, or ifdesired, the arms 12 and 17 may converge toward their free ends so thatthe pillow will be securely held between the arms and prevented fromslipping out of place.

hen using this device, the yoke 10 is placed about the neck and the bodyclamps 11 extend across the chest and beneath the arms so that thepillow holder will be securely held in place and at the same time willnot interfere with the operators arms. The pillow is placed between thepillowengaging arms 12 and 17 and is securely held in place by thegripping action of the resilient arms. After the pillow has been put inplace as shown in Fig. 2, the pillow case can be easily placed upon thepillow since the pillow case can be grasped with both hands and easilydrawn over the pillow. It should also be noted that the arms 12 and 17will prevent the pillow from crumpling when the pillow case is put inplace and that this will greatly aid to the ease with which the pillowcase can be placed upon the pillow. After the pillow case is in place,the pillow can be grasped with one hand and removed to withdraw the arms12 and 17 from within the pillow case. The construction of this holderis such that the pillow does not need to have any special attachments inorder to be engaged by the holder and therefore this holder can be usedin connection with pillows which are already in use. This pillow holdercan be very cheaply manufactured since it is formed from resilient wirewhich can be easily and quickly bent to resume the desired shape. Itshould also be noted that a pillow holder formed in accordance with thisinvention may be very light and therefore can be conveniently carriedaround from one room to another by a person changing the pillow cases ina number of rooms.

What is claimed is:

1. In a pillow holder a body portion including a neck-engaging member,chest-engaging means for preventing transverse movement of theholderwhen in use, pillowengaging arms, and auxiliary pillow.engagingarms carried by said body portion and cooperating with thepillow-engaging arms of said body portion for releasably holding apillow.

2 A pillow holder comprising a body port1on 1nclud1ng a neck-engagingmember, body engagmg clamplng means, reslhent pillow-engaging means, andauxillary p11- low-engaglng means carried by said body portion andcooperating with the resilient silient wire havingtheir inner endportions connected with the arms of said body portion at points adjacentthe inner end portions of said body clamps and being then bent to extendin spaced relation to the pillow-engaging arms of said body portionwhereby a pillow may be held between the auxiliary clamping arms and theclamping arms of said body portion.

4. In a pillow holder a plurality of-sets of resilient pillow-engagingarms extending in spaced relation whereby a pillow may be releasablyheld by being placed between the sets of resilient pillow-engaging arms.

5. In a pillow holder a plurality of sets of pillow engaging armsextending in spaced relation and having their outer end portions bent toprevent the tearing of a pillow or pillow case.

In testimony whereof I alfix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GrERTRUDEv A. ELLIOTT.

WVitnesses:

Bnssm GUNNWELL, Josin H. R-AYE.

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' Washington, D. C.

